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October 07 2006

Outdoors under a canopy of tall trees, a shrine with a white arched frame houses a black linga-style stone with a white deity form, garlanded in yellow, orange, red and purple flower garlands and draped with a red cloth. In the foreground, a bare-backed man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the base, reaching up toward the garlanded shrine. Beside him a bald man in an orange robe and gold chain watches, with a bowl of yellow offerings at the lower right. The base is ringed with red and black stonework.

Outdoor shrine under dense tree canopy. A bare-backed man in an orange-saffron cloth worships a white and dark stone deity murti standing within an ornate silver arch, its head and body draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and multicoloured flowers. A red-cloth-covered base sits beneath it, with a smaller Shiva-linga-like form adorned with flower garlands and a red tilak mark in front. A decorated palanquin or ornate seat with gold and red embellishments rests at the left edge. The worshipper, with long dark hair, faces the shrine with hands in front of him, in a puja setting.

Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading tree showing a black stone murti of a deity seated on a dark pedestal inside a silver arch, decorated with garlands of orange and yellow flowers and a white cloth. In front is a raised mound covered in red and white material encircled by a bordered path. To the right, a person in an orange robe with a gold-coloured shawl stands barefoot with long dark hair and a beaded necklace. On the left, a figure in white dhoti and orange shawl stands near the shrine, and another person in white dhoti with bare upper body appears at the right edge. A hanging vine and a white pole rise in the foreground.

Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At centre stands a shrine with a silver arched frame around a black deity murti decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, set on a raised red-brown mound. In front is a dark reflecting water pool. On the right, two people in orange saffron robes stand at the pool's edge: one in the foreground wears an orange wrap with a white garland and holds an object in his hand, and another behind wears an orange robe with a yellow-and-white garland. A white platform on the left holds brass lamps, a bell, flowers and a plate of offerings. Flame of an oil lamp is visible at the far right.

December 21 2010

A photograph of a devotional scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the right, a dark stone Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands, set on a stone base inside a silver-framed arched shrine. In front, a woman in an orange saffron sari with gold border bows with hands folded, her head lowered toward the lingam. To the left, three people stand in prayer: a man in white dhoti with a shawl and a man bare-chested with rudraksha beads and a white dhoti with red border, both with hands joined, and a person in full white clothing with head covered. Red stone ground and a rangoli design lie before the shrine.

December 24 2009

An outdoor photograph in a shaded grove of large trees. A standing figure in a long-sleeved orange-saffron robe and orange dhoti, with long dark hair swept back, presses palms together in namaskar before a shrine. The shrine holds a dark murti draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands, set within a white arched frame, with a heap of red kumkum or red powder piled at its base. Two bald men in white dhotis, one holding a white cloth, stand to the right at a distance. The floor before the shrine is a dark polished stone slab.

2010-11-18 +2 copies

Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram. A black stone deity murti with orange garments and a garland stands within a white arched frame, set on a mound of red-orange offerings. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with bare shoulders stands on a dark polished stone slab with palms pressed together in namaskar. To the right, another man in orange robes and a man in a white shirt also stand with hands joined, and on the left a woman in white and a man in white trousers and orange top stand in prayer. A seated devotee in a grey sari sits near the base of the tree. The setting is a sacred grove with red earth ground.

December 24 2009

Outdoor temple scene under a shady tree with a dense canopy and aerial roots. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment and a gold necklace, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, appearing to be a candidate for Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklace cues. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange garment with a shaved head, rudraksha mala and orange shawl holds a brass tray. Behind them, men in white ritual clothes stand, and women in orange and white saris with yellow shawls stand at the right. On the left, a black stone deity murti with a white crown and a flower garland sits within a white arched shrine, in front of a mound of red kumkum, with white kolam designs on the ground.